Guardian’s big story, misleading, coup baiting – IMPI The Independent Media and Policy Initiative (IMPI) has described a recent publication by The Guardian as an unprofessional job that is not grounded in logic and fact. In a statement by its Chairman, Dr. Niyi Akinsiju, the policy think tank said that the write up titled, ‘Calls for Military Intervention: Misery, Harsh …

An army spokesman has said Gabon, on Saturday, reopened its borders three days after closing them during a military coup in which President Ali Bongo was ousted, according to Reuters. Military officers led by General Brice Nguema seized power on Wednesday, placed Bongo under house arrest and installed Nguema as Head of State, ending the Bongo family’s 56-year hold on power. …

Burkinabe army Captain Ibrahim Traoré has ousted military leader Paul-Henri Damiba and dissolved the government in the West African country’s second coup in eight months In a statement read on national television on Friday evening, Traore said a group of officers who helped Damiba seize power in January, had decided to remove their leader due to his inability to deal with …